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Letter of the Week

This week's winner is Erin Hall Meade, who in a Wednesday, May 23, letter confessed to being "appallated" by use of the word "swiften" in a Daily News story about the Alaska Republican Party.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (5/27/12)

Why didn't Alaska media have Emmonak shelter story?

It's a sad commentary that The New York Times has to be the media outlet to break the story of the Emmonak Women's Shelter that is likely to close due to lack of state and federal funding. It was a lead story in Wednesday's New York Times online.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (5/27/12)

State must help if feds won't

Emmonak has a population of 800 and 500 annual visits from women and children seeking help due to violence at a center set to close for lack of funding? If this were happening in a small town in the Lower 48, I believe the outcry would be heard to Alaska.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (5/27/12)

Gruenstein's resignation a huge loss for Anchorage

The Assembly's acceptance of City Clerk Gruenstein's resignation is disappointing and only serves to hurt the city. The resignation reflects what is all too common in politics: an ill-conceived and rash reaction to a problem that allows officials to claim they did something but that doesn't actually solve any problems.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (5/27/12)

Students excelled at concert

Recently we attended the end of the year music concert at O'Malley Elementary School. I would like to commend the students for their excellent participation and poise throughout the hour long program (students stood on risers during the performance).

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Letter of the Week

This week's winner is from Tuesday, May 15. Actually, the winners are four letters that ran that day.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (5/20/12)

Baby birds are hatching, so take steps to keep them safe

Folks -- it's baby bird season and we all can do some simple things to make it easier for hard-working bird parents.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (5/20/12)

Slow traffic to save moose

Sorry, Vic Van Ballenberghe of Anchorage ("Sorry, Parnell, but a program to rear moose calves is a bad idea," May 17) and the state of Alaska, we should not be giving any money to the Alaska Moose Federation.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (5/20/12)

Clean up the gravel

Have the city and the mayor completely forgotten about the South Addition and Westchester Lagoon this year? It's the third week in May and not one hint of a street cleaner to be seen. Westchester Lagoon is the entrance/exit point for much of the Coastal Trail and often the first walking view for visitors to Anchorage.